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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ZambiaSouth KoreaTrinidad & Tobago
10,32746,6171,301
10,64947,0081,303
10,98047,3701,308
11,29047,6451,314
11,59347,8921,320
11,90748,0831,326
12,24348,1851,332
12,61248,4381,338
13,00548,6841,344
13,41249,0551,352
13,82249,3081,359
14,25549,5541,365
14,70949,9371,372
15,16550,2001,379
15,63150,4291,386
16,12150,7471,392
16,62451,0151,399
17,14051,2181,405
17,67451,3621,411
18,22251,5851,436
18,78051,7651,452
19,34951,8361,448
19,92851,7451,450
20,48551,7311,456

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Zambia

  • 1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

South Korea

  • 1911-1990: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing
  • 1820, 1870: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

No separate list is published for Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.